Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
MARTINS FERRY.

There is talk in several parts of the city
about paving the streets On the plan
adopted by Bellaire, that is, assessing the
cost on the abutting property. This plan
is becoming very popular and represents
a very fair method of paying for au I'M
prOyemenL.
The City Clerk has received a letter
from the Wheeling Electrical Company
stating that 4 special meeting of the di-
rectors had been called to take into con
SideraIion the matter of organizing a
branch Of their plant in this city. Since
the electric company has succeeded in get
ting a satisfactory ordinance in Wheeling,
il is very probable that they will at once
commence thinking of enlsrging the scope,
and Martins Ferry will with u reasonable
degree Of certainty get the electric light.
Nearly all the business houses on Han
over street have signed the Wheeling Nat,
uTal Gas Company's contract to take gas.
Yesterday VAS pay day at the Laughlin
and K.tna Mills.
A pleasant surprise birthday party was
rendered Mr.. John Vickers by q number
of his friends on Thursday afternoon.
There are several odoriterous cess pools
inside the city limits which should be put
out of existence at once. Two or three of
these are in prominent places. and natur-
ally cause one to think the health officer
had not taken the clOthespin from his nose
lately.
Jacob Watson is at work rebuilding the
stable in the rear of his lot on Fourth
street, which fell down last Saturday
night.
c. S. Moore has broken ground for the
new EgglesOn residence OF Fourth street.
Friday and Yesterday were regular
Saturdays so far rs business was concerned.
The weather seemed too hot To allow peo-
people to appear on the streets unless on
account Of some very urgent call. Nege-
tables are becoming scarce, and unless
heavy rain occurs within 2 very few days
the vegetable market will he a barren
ideality.
West Peyton, of Wellsburg, w. Va, is
the guest of Adam Cas-.
Wm. K. Radcliff sold a fine breed horse
on Friday.
The officers were on the lookout for
Harvey Combs and Pat O'Neale, yester-
day; they being two of the men engaged
in manipulating the ''sweat-cloth" and
pounding machine at the Wheeling
creek coal mines, on Friday.
Ms William Griffith and Mrs. Clathur,
of GallipOlis, o., were the guests of Mrs.
B. F. Brady, daring the past week.
The Atlantic City excursionists all ar
rived 1T home safe and sound, except q
little fatigue, yesterday.
Walter Saunders is still in a very critical
condition, at his home ON South Second
street.
Simpson Garrett has returned from a
weeks visit with his sister, Mrs. Ed.
Grossly, of Mingo Junction.
Joseph Williams, the Washington street
grocer, has returned from a pleasant visit
in Flushing.
A maehinist named Clarence Mckee.
employed in Spence's machine shop, had
his right hand badly mashed while at
work. He was taken to DR.. HObensack,
who dressed his injury.
John Morris, a cutter formerly EMPLOYED
in the Dittridge Flint Glass Works, left
last night over the B. & o. for Denver,
Col, to be gone several weeks.
VANCLAUsE, o., July IL, 1887.
DR.. j. W. PheO6Hs,
SIR will give you a few items to put
in the paper. Now, Pheobus, we must
tell you that we Just caughta catfish that
weighed 36l pounds. Mr.. August Boners
was the captor of that fish. VIM. Auth
held the skiff until they got him where
they wanted him.
The boys played q game Of base ball
with a Newport club, and the score stood
4 to . in favor of the j. E Clark Fishing
Club-ten innings.
We have plenty of fish and squirls and